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Too Sweet Lyrics

Lyricist: Hozier

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Too Sweet Lyrics

[Verse 1] It can't be said I'm an early bird It's 10 o'clock before I say a word Baby, I can never tell How do you sleep so well? You keep tellin' me to live right To go to bed before the daylight But then you wake up for the sunrise You know you don't gotta pretend Baby, now and then [Pre-Chorus] Don't you just wanna wake up, dark as a lake Smellin' like a bonfire, lost in a haze? If you're drunk on life, babe, I think it's great But while in this world [Chorus] I think I'll take my whiskey neat My coffee black and my bed at 3 You're too sweet for me You're too sweet for me I take my whiskеy neat My coffee black and my bed at 3 You're too sweet for mе You're too sweet for me You might also like My Favorite Things Julie Andrews But Daddy I Love Him Taylor Swift Days of Girlhood Dylan Mulvaney [Post-Chorus] Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh [Verse 2] I aim low I aim true, and the ground's where I go I work late where I'm free from the phone And the job gets done But you worry some, I know But who wants to live forever, babe? You treat your mouth as if it's Heaven's gate The rest of you like you're the TSA I wish I could go along Babe, don't get me wrong [Pre-Chorus] You know you're bright as the morning, as soft as the rain Pretty as a vine, as sweet as a grape If you can sit in a barrel, maybe I'll wait Until that day [Chorus] I'd rather take my whiskey neat My coffee black and my bed at 3 You're too sweet for me You're too sweet for me I take my whiskey neat My coffee black and my bed at 3 You're too sweet for me You're too sweet for me [Post-Chorus] Woah, woah Woah, woah Woah, woah Woah, woah [Outro] I take my whiskey neat My coffee black and my bed at 3 You're too sweet for me You're too sweet for me

Meaning of Too Sweet

The song is a reflection on a relationship with someone who is overly idealistic and 'sweet.' The narrator finds their partner's optimism and desire for an eternal, perfect life stifling and incompatible with their own more grounded, self-destructive tendencies. They prefer a simpler, darker existence fueled by whiskey and coffee, prioritizing practicality over romantic ideals.

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